Aspirin prevents TNF-alpha-induced endothelial cell dysfunction by regulating the NF-kappaB-dependent miR-155/eNOS pathway: Role of a miR-155/eNOS axis in preeclampsia.

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Kim J, Lee KS, Kim JH, Lee DK, Park M, Choi S, Park W, Kim S, Choi YK, Hwang JY, Choe J, Won MH, Jeoung D, Lee H, Ryoo S, Ha KS, Kwon YG, Kim YM

Aspirin prevents TNF-alpha-induced endothelial cell dysfunction by regulating the NF-kappaB-dependent miR-155/eNOS pathway: Role of a miR-155/eNOS axis in preeclampsia.

Free Radic Biol Med. 2017 Mar;104:185-198. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2017.01.010. Epub 2017 Jan 11.

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Abstract

Preeclampsia is an inflammatory disease with endothelial cell dysfunction that occurs via decreased endothelial nitric oxide synthase/nitric oxide (eNOS/NO) activity. Aspirin reduces the incidence of hypertensive pregnancy complications. However, the underlying mechanism has not been clearly explained. Here, we found that tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, microRNA (miR)-155, and eNOS levels as well as endothelial redox phenotype were differentially regulated in preeclamptic patients, implying the involvement of TNF-alpha- and redox signal-mediated miR-155 biogenesis and eNOS downregulation in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Aspirin prevented the TNF-alpha-mediated increase in miR-155 biogenesis and decreases in eNOS expression and NO/cGMP production in cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Similar effects of aspirin were also observed in HUVECs treated with H2O2. The preventive effects of aspirin was associated with the inhibition of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB)-dependent MIR155HG (miR-155 host gene) expression. Aspirin recovered the TNF-alpha-mediated decrease in wild-type, but not mutant, eNOS 3'-untranslated region reporter activity, whose effect was blocked by miR-155 mimic. Moreover, aspirin prevented TNF-alpha-mediated endothelial cell dysfunction associated with impaired vasorelaxation, angiogenesis, and trophoblast invasion, and the preventive effects were blocked by miR-155 mimic or an eNOS inhibitor. Aspirin rescued TNF-alpha-mediated eNOS downregulation coupled with endothelial dysfunction by inhibiting NF-kappaB-dependent transcriptional miR-155 biogenesis. Thus, the redox-sensitive NF-kappaB/miR-155/eNOS axis may be crucial in the pathogenesis of vascular disorders including preeclampsia.

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Acetylsalicylic acidTumor necrosis factor-inducible gene 6 proteinProteinHumans
Unknown
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Downregulator
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